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Wishmaster Films
Wishmaster may refer to: * ''Wishmaster'' (film), a 1997 American film * ''Wishmaster'' (album), an album by Nightwish, and a song on that album See also * Wishmasters, an episode of ''Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishmaster (film)
''Wishmaster'' is a 1997 American fantasy horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. The film was executive produced by Wes Craven, and is the only film of the ''Wishmaster'' series with his name attached. Its plot concerns a djinn, a wish-granting, evil genie who is released from a jewel and seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow djinn to inhabit and enslave the Earth. The film stars Andrew Divoff as The Djinn and Tammy Lauren. The film was followed by three sequels, '' Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies'' (1999), '' Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell'' (2001) and '' Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled'' (2002). The first and second movies are considered to be in the horror genre, while the third and fourth movies have less horror elements and are more associated with action and romance films. Plot A narrator (Angus Scrimm) explains that when "God breathed life into the universe…the light gave birth to Angels… ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishmaster (album)
''Wishmaster'' is the third studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 8 May 2000 through Spinefarm Records in Finland. The album was released in the rest of Europe by Drakkar Entertainment on 29 May, and in Japan by Toy's Factory on 19 July. In the US, it was released by Century Media on 6 February 2001. ''Wishmaster'' peaked at No. 1 in the official Finnish charts; the album also debuted in the European charts at No. 21 in Germany and No. 66 in France. ''Wishmaster'' has sold more than 79,000 copies in Finland alone. In 2019, ''Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the 18th best power metal album of all time. Most reissues of the album contain the song "Sleepwalker", which was released in July 2000 to compete in the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Background and release The writing and recording of ''Wishmaster'' was very fast and devoid of complications, in contrast with what had happened for '' Oceanborn''. The main composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |